Luis Gutierrez

Luis Gutierrez (10 December 1953-) was a member of the US House of Representatives (D-IL 4) from 3 January 1993, succeeding George Sangmeister.

Biography
Luis Gutierrez was born in Chicago, Illinois in 1953 to a family of Puerto Rican descent, and he was a member of the Puerto Rican Socialist Party during his youth in Puerto Rico. In 1974, he returned to Chicago, and he got involved in student activism and social justice issues. He served in the City Council from 1986 to 1992, when he was elected to the US House of Representatives as a Democratic Party member. He was a member of the Progressive Democrats, and he was an outspoken advocate of workers' rights, gay rights, gender equality, and other liberal and progressive causes.